MANILA, Philippines鈥擳he Philippine National Police (PNP) assured former president and now Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo sufficient security once she travels from her hospital confinement to her grandson鈥檚 wake.
Former president and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. FILE PHOTO
Senior Superintendent Robert Po, Spokesman to the PNP Chief, said in a briefing that the National Capital Region Police Office would be the main agency that would safeguard Arroyo鈥檚 travels from the Veterans鈥� Memorial Medical Center to her visits to the wake and funeral of her grandson.
鈥淧NP will be providing ample security including Highway Patrol Group escorts and Police Security Protection Group escorts for her,鈥� Po said.
Arroyo鈥檚 grandson, 13-month-old Jorge Alonzo 鈥淛ugo鈥� Arroyo Bernas died at the Philippine Heart Center on East Avenue around 9:30 a.m. on November 2.
Jugo is the son of Arroyo鈥檚 youngest child Luli.
Following the order of the Sandiganbayan, Arroyo has been allowed to go to the wake from November 4 until November 9.
She has been allowed to leave the VMMC from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m. and stay at North Cambridge in Forbes Park, Makati.
On November 10, Jugo鈥檚 funeral, Arroyo has been allowed to travel from the VMMC to Santuario Antonio Columbarium in Forbes Park from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Po added that the Sandiganbayan did not allow any side trips and interviews with the media for Arroyo.
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